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US 9,718,697 B2Granted
Systems and methods for sustainable regeneration of caustic solutions
OwnerJohn R. Talbotinventor
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Abstract
A portable shipping container provides an enclosure for holding tanks, pumps, filters and any other processing equipment necessary for implementing the treatment processes of a chemical treatment plant or other process tank system. The portable container can be configured in a variety of ways through the use of containment walls to separate the various components of the treatment plant. The treatment plant, as housed in the shipping container, can be easily moved or relocated. The shipping container serves as a secondary containment.
Claims13
A portable system for regenerating a caustic solution, comprising:
- a transportable container module having a floor and walls, the container module configured to contain liquid chemicals without leaking outside the module;
- the container module containing a regeneration system, the regeneration system configured to remove aluminum and to increase the concentration of sodium hydroxide in a caustic solution, the regeneration system comprising:
- a mixing tank inside the container module, the mixing tank configured to receive caustic solution from a cleaning tank outside the container module, the mixing tank further configured to receive water that is added to the caustic solution to optimize the concentration of total caustic;
- a crystallizer tank inside the container module, the crystallizer tank configured to receive the caustic solution from the mixing tank;
- a crystallizer bath in the crystallizer tank having a concentration by volume of alumina tri hydrate crystals, the alumina trihydrate crystals having a concentration in the range between 30 and 55 percent, the alumina trihydrate crystals mixing with the caustic solution in the crystallizer tank to form a crystallizer solution;
- a plurality of air mixing wands, the air mixing wands configured to mix the crystallizer solution by air agitation to create a chemical reaction that regenerates sodium hydroxide and precipitates alumina trihydrate crystals, wherein after said chemical reaction, the crystallizer solution comprises a supernatant of a regenerated caustic solution and a plurality of said alumina trihydrate crystals;
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- one or more bulkhead fittings used for connecting the cleaning tank to the module.
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